Open AccessEscherichia coliPyomyositis: An Emerging Infectious Disease among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
Author(s) -
Karen J. Vigil,
James R. Johnson,
Brian Johnston,
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis,
Victor E. Mulanovich,
Issam Raad,
Herbert L. DuPont,
Javier A. Adachi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/649866
Subject(s) - pyomyositis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , hematologic malignancy , malignancy , biology , surgery , abscess
Pyomyositis is typically caused by gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus. Few cases of Escherichia coli pyomyositis have been reported, including only 1 involving a patient with a hematologic malignancy.
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